Sota Reflex Clamp Loses Contact with Record

I think that's how a "reflex" clamp works? When you push the lever down, it lifts up a little on the spindle so that it can clamp onto it, thus the "reflex" action. I have always had to apply slight downward pressure to the clamp to make contact with the record.

I've had one SOTA table or another for years. Donna at SOTA advised me to simply put a solid object beneath the table just at the center point of the platter. Leave just enough room for the suspension to work but not so much that one stresses it when applying downward pressure on the record clamp.

Hmm. OK. That sounds like a reasonable solution. Half-a$$ed for such a well made table, but workable. I'll try that.

It could also be that the record is pulled down when the vacuum takes hold. since this is done after you lock the clamp a small gap results.

When I used the lock on the clamp, I would just press down slightly while locking the clamp. This resulted in no gap.

With the latest Cosmos, I took SirSpeedy's recommendation and simply use the clamp as a weight. This works well and is easier to use.

**The clamp is adjusted so it just lightly grips the spindle when applied. In fact, you just slip the clamp over the spindle without opening or closing the latch.